Bookstores in Trondheim
Trondheim, Trøndelag has 21 bookstores on the map. That's 21 bookshops mapped around Trondheim, each with its own shelves and specialties. The used sections are where the real bargains hide. Give yourself an hour minimum — bookshops are the one errand that always takes longer than planned.
This guide covers every bookstore we could verify in and around Trondheim (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Ark Brunhjørnet Trondheim and Akademika Gløshaugen, plus Akademika Dragvoll. If a bookshop's missing from Trondheim's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Trondheim bookstore lineup
21 mapped within about 40 km:
Ark Brunhjørnet Trondheim
Bookstore
Ark Brunhjørnet Trondheim is Bookstore. Ark Brunhjørnet Trondheim also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-18:00
Akademika Gløshaugen
Bookstore
Akademika Gløshaugen — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Akademika Gløshaugen: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 08:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-16:00
Phone: +47 90 69 78 94
Akademika Dragvoll
BookstoreRun by Studentsamskipnaden i Trondheim
Akademika Dragvoll is Bookstore run by Studentsamskipnaden i Trondheim. Akademika Dragvoll also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-16:00
Phone: +47 55384332
SiT Tapir Rotvoll
BookstoreRun by Studentsamskipnaden i Trondheim
SiT Tapir Rotvoll is Bookstore run by Studentsamskipnaden i Trondheim.
SiT Akademika kalvskinnet
BookstoreRun by Studentsamskipnaden i Trondheim
Run by Studentsamskipnaden i Trondheim, SiT Akademika kalvskinnet is Bookstore. Also worth knowing about SiT Akademika kalvskinnet: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 08:30-15:30; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Sa 08:30-15:30
Norli
BookstoreRun by Norli
Norli is Bookstore run by Norli. Norli also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-18:00
Ark
Bookstore
Ark is Bookstore.
Wangsmo's Antikvariat
Bookstore
Wangsmo's Antikvariat is Bookstore. Wangsmo's Antikvariat also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-17:00; Sa 10:00-15:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-17:00; Sa 10:00-15:00
Ivar Matlaus Bokkafé
Bookstore
Ivar Matlaus Bokkafé — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Ivar Matlaus Bokkafé: the map lists its hours as Tu 14:00-16:00,18:30-20:30; week 2-52/2 We 17:00-21:00; Th 15:00-18:00; Fr 10:00-13:00.
Hours: Tu 14:00-16:00,18:30-20:30; week 2-52/2 We 17:00-21:00; Th 15:00-18:00; Fr 10:00-13:00
Norli
Bookstore
Norli is Bookstore. Norli also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-21:00; Sa 09:00-20:00.
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-21:00; Sa 09:00-20:00
Notabene
Bookstore
Notabene — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Notabene: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-21:00; Sa 09:00-20:00.
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-21:00; Sa 09:00-20:00
Notabene
Bookstore
Notabene — Bookstore.
Norli
Bookstore
Norli is Bookstore.
Ark Selbu
Bookstore
Ark Selbu — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Ark Selbu: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-17:00; Sa 10:00-14:00.
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-17:00; Sa 10:00-14:00
Norli
Bookstore
Norli is Bookstore. Norli also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-20:00; Sa 09:00-18:00.
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-20:00; Sa 09:00-18:00
Ark
Bookstore
Ark is Bookstore.
Norli
Bookstore
Norli is Bookstore.
Bøker og Bylab
Bookstore
Bøker og Bylab is Bookstore. Bøker og Bylab also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Akademika Øya
Bookstore
Akademika Øya — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Akademika Øya: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 08:00-15:00.
Hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-15:00
Ark
Bookstore
Ark is Bookstore. Ark also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-20:00; Sa 09:00-18:00; Dec 1-24 Su 14:00-19:00; Dec 7-24 Sa 09:00-20:00; Dec 12-22 Mo-Fr 09:00-21:00; Dec 24 13:00+ off; Dec 25-26 off; Dec 27-30 18:00+ off; Dec 31 16:00+ off; Jan 1 off; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-20:00; Sa 09:00-18:00; Dec 1-24 Su 14:00-19:00; Dec 7-24 Sa 09:00-20:00; Dec 12-22 Mo-Fr 09:00-21:00; Dec 24 13:00+ off; Dec 25-26 off; Dec 27-30 18:00+ off; Dec 31 16:00+ off; Jan 1 off
Ark
Bookstore
Ark is Bookstore. Ark also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-21:00; Sa 09:00-20:00; PH off; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-21:00; Sa 09:00-20:00; PH off
What the map tells us about bookstores in Trondheim
14 of the 21 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — bookshops keep civilised hours, so the listed ones are usually reliable.
9 have websites listed. Worth a look for events — readings and signings get announced there first.
The Trondheim bookstore crawl
Making a day of it in Trondheim? Work this order: Ark Brunhjørnet Trondheim, Akademika Gløshaugen, Akademika Dragvoll, SiT Tapir Rotvoll, SiT Akademika kalvskinnet, Norli, Ark, and Wangsmo's Antikvariat. That's the bookstore crawl in one sensible loop, no backtracking. 13 more are listed below.
Bookstore tips for Trondheim
A few things worth knowing before you work through Trondheim's bookstores:
- Don't judge by the window display at Ark Brunhjørnet Trondheim. The front table is marketing. The back shelves are the shop's real taste. Walk the whole floor.
- Check for a café corner at Akademika Gløshaugen. A bookshop with coffee is a trap in the best way. Plan accordingly; you won't be leaving soon.
- Gift buying? Ask for wrapping. Many independents wrap beautifully and free. It beats a gift bag every time.
- Check the sale shelf rhythm. Shops clear shelves on cycles. Ask when the next cull happens — that's when the bargains land.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Trondheim — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new bookstore in Trondheim can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 21, or a bookstore we missed entirely? The map is the source of truth here — one OpenStreetMap edit corrects it for everyone.
We don't list prices — they change constantly and vary by edition. What we list is the where: real shops, verified by real mappers, in alphabetical order with no favourites.
If you run one of the 21 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Bookstore listings for Trondheim: 21 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.